From a cultural angle, establishment Democrats like Ellison, Perez, Franken, and yes, you know who (the H to the R to the C) are some of the most unlikable and boring people on the planet.

Politicians need to get it in their head that they have to sell themselves to the people, and that includes being charismatic. One thing Bill Clinton did very well. I guess it didn't rub off on his wife, or other Democrats.

There's a joke in that last statement, and the winner of the competition gets my eternal gratitude.

Exactly. Congress could go on a 10 year vacation tomorrow and I think we'd all do just fine. Now grant it, there's some laws I want repealed (looking at you, NFA...) and I suppose that requires a quorum, but if all they did for the rest of the year was repeal laws, then leave for a decade, I'd be OK with that.

There was no hack to begin with. Did the Russians "influence" the election, even in a small way? I'm sure they did. But to think it was enough to tip the balance from HRC to Trump is preposterous. The DNC fielded a horrible candidate, who couldn't even compete with a johnny-come-lately Republican candidate with no political experience and a propensity for speaking before really thinking things through.